... of relatively benign course. Almost all CNS mononuclear cells showed the typical morphology and immunology of prolymphocytic leukemia cells, whereas a mixture of prolymphocytoid elements and small-sized lymphoid cells was observed in peripheral blood. In this case the more aggressive component was present...

...H.S. Juneja; S. Rajaraman; J.B. Alperin; D.F. Bainton Auer rod-like inclusions (ARLI) can be seen in B cell malignancies but are very rare in prolymphocytic leukemia (PLL). Prolymphocytes with ARLI from a patient with PLL were examined using cytochemical and immunochemical techniques...

...Jonathan R. Sporn A patient with de novo prolymphocytic leukemia who was refractory to chemotherapy and splenic radiation achieved a dramatic sustained response following 3 courses of therapy with fludarabine. 4 09 1990 30 11 1990 20 2 2009 © 1991 S. Karger AG, Basel 1991...

...G. Vartholomatos; St. Tsiara; L. Christou; A. Panteli; P. Kaiafas; K.L. Bourantas Following the administration of the human anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody IDEC-C2B8 (rituximab), a 31-year-old woman with B-prolymphocytic leukemia, who had been resistant to CHOP, fludarabine, pentostatin and 2-CdA...